Geneva, Feb 26 (IANS) Some 120,065 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe by sea since the beginning of this year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday. Most of these arrivals, or…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) With procedures focusing on the derriere dominating surgical growth, 2015 was another year of the rear in the US, shows new data released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Honing the ability to ignore distractions may bring in dividends as researchers have found that people are more efficient when they know what is not worth paying attention to. The…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) US researchers have found a possible association of congenital Zika virus to stillbirths and damage to tissues outside the central nervous system. Until now, the Zika virus was linked to…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In a bid to know how climate change can affect forests in the future, a team of US researchers has created a computer-simulation 3D model to understand the impact of…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Just as personality traits of people may differ, brains also have different traits that affect both anatomical and cognitive factors, such as intelligence and memory, says a new study. The…
Study leader Mark Birch-Machin said it may be possible to find anti-ageing treatments which could be tailored to differently aged skin London, Feb 26 (IANS) Researchers have found that the activity of a key metabolic…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Parental pressure to be perfect can put young male athletes at increased risk of using banned substances to enhance sporting performance, reveals a new study. “With the rise of so-called ‘tiger’…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) A team of researchers from India, Switzerland and Germany has developed a substance that blocks the pathogenic function of an enzyme that drives the course of Alzheimer’s disease. “The specific efficacy…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain has become more middle class than working class in year 2000, according to social grading data. The proportion of households working in non-manual professions was 50.6 percent at the turn…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Surface ozone, an abundant chemical known to be toxic to many species of vegetation and to humans, does not necessarily inhibit the productivity of natural ecosystems, says a new study….
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Driverless vehicles can intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits in the near future, a study led by a University of Leeds researcher has warned….
Bombay Stock Exchange. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday stated that despite heavy volatility in global financial system, the Indian stock markets were…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Even if you do not sweat it out in the gym very morning, swapping out just a few minutes of sedentary time with some sort of movement can help you…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Burgundy or summer truffles – fungi that range among the most expensive foods in the world – are safe to eat, say, researchers, suggesting that these truffles found mostly in central…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) An antidepressant can improve decision-making and reaction time, and suppress inflammation in people with HIV-associated cognitive impairment, new research has found. The drug paroxetine belongs to a class of medication…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) People with cancer significantly suffer from sleep disturbances and insomnia prior to undergoing radiotherapy treatment, finds a study. According to researchers, sleep disturbances are linked to progression of cancer, prior treatments…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In an important advancement towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD), researchers have found that a single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor completely protects…
Sydney, Feb 26 (IANS) In a first, a team of scientists has tracked down the location of a fast radio burst (FRB), confirming that these short but spectacular flashes of radio waves originate in the…
Geneva, Feb 26 (IANS) At least 67,300 people passed away in Switzerland last year, up from 63,900 in 2014, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported. Representing the highest number of deaths since 1918 when…